I’m calling about the appellate court in the state of New Jersey. They have 35 judges. The Web site says the decide between 7,000 and 7,500 motions each year. All these judges have assistants and clerical staff, so it’s really not that difficult a job. Basically, they say yes and no if a case is gonna be returned to the court or not returned to the court. It’s amazing how long their decisions take. It could take up a year. These are decisions affecting people’s lives. Somebody needs to look into the system, because it’s just not right.

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Maybe they can start paying the justices piecemeal.—Ed. Note